Regardless of what it was meant to mean, now a days 9.9/10 people will say they associate the swastika with Hitler as well as the Nazis.. Maybe skin heads too

Get something else to resemble what you’re looking for or you’re going to regret getting anything near a swastika tattooed on your body

Folks, this could be an April Fools joke!

In an ideal world you could get your swastika tattoo and it would help to enlighten people as to it’s true meaning and ultimately lead to the symbol no longer being seen as an image of hate. In the real world (the one we live in) you will spend about 20 hours explaining to your nearest and dearest what it really means and they will take it on board with a pinch of salt to humour you whilst secretly thinking that you have made a massive mistake. The other 99.9% of the population that you are not able to directly explain this to will see you as a complete idiot and will avoid you in the street, make excuses not to talk to you at parties and generally make the most obvious assumption regarding your tattoo. When you start to get turned down for jobs and you find it impossible to make new friends you will probably start to look into getting laser treatment or a cover up is it really worth it? There are hundreds of equally representative symbols for luck, life, fertility, light and love, you should pick one of them.

I’m not trying to have a go at you but you need to see the realities of this decision, like I said in an ideal world I think the motives behind your tattoo are good and I would support them, but we don’t live in an ideal world so I feel I have to try and make you see that.

And maybe we can bring back the true meaning of the word “fond” to mean “foolish.” Um, no. Language and symbols evolve, and your tattoo is simply in poor taste. You KNOW it’s in poor taste. Would you get a tattoo that says, “FUCK!”? I mean, it means, “to strike,” anyone who says otherwise is clearly ignorant, amirite?

You know, I am quite aware of the Swastika’s original meaning – it is an ancient symbol found all over the world. I’d guess it came out of Atlantis originally – but whatever.

However, this sure comes under the heading of “pick your battles”. I certainly do have my own personal crusades (Men’s liberation and dress reform), but reforming the Swastika is more than any one person, or group of persons, can do. Maybe in a few hundred years, but for now, the symbol is ruined.

My advice is don’t get it done.

You ever hear of manwoman?

http://www.manwoman.net/

The dude has 1000’s of swastikas tattooed on him to try and take back the true meaning of it

I would just get something else if I was you

Yeah he is pretty committed – still think the OP should leave it alone